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Woman guilty of murdering baby she wanted to adopt
Laura Castle shook Leiland-James Corkill to death after she "lost it" over his crying, a jury heard.
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Woman guilty of murdering baby she wanted to adopt
Laura Castle shook Leiland-James Corkill to death after she "lost it" over his crying, a jury heard.

'Vast' new shadow council meets for first time
Cumberland Council will be responsible for areas such as Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland.

Pupils still in portable classrooms after landslip
The primary school in Parton, Cumbria, shut due to a landslip on a hill behind it in July 2021.

Death of worker at industrial yard investigated
The 44-year-old's family said he was a football fan who rarely missed his local team's games.

Two pedestrians killed by car on rural road
A woman is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving over the crash near Flimby.
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Woman guilty of murdering baby she wanted to adopt
Laura Castle shook Leiland-James Corkill to death after she "lost it" over his crying, a jury heard.

'Vast' new shadow council meets for first time
Cumberland Council will be responsible for areas such as Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland.

Pupils still in portable classrooms after landslip
The primary school in Parton, Cumbria, shut due to a landslip on a hill behind it in July 2021.

Death of worker at industrial yard investigated
The 44-year-old's family said he was a football fan who rarely missed his local team's games.

Two pedestrians killed by car on rural road
A woman is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving over the crash near Flimby.

'Vast' new shadow council meets for first time
Cumberland Council will be responsible for areas such as Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland.

Pupils still in portable classrooms after landslip
The primary school in Parton, Cumbria, shut due to a landslip on a hill behind it in July 2021.
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Video caption: Man completes Wainwrights challenge via public transport Lewis Jevons visited the 214 fells on buses to raise awareness of the environment.
Fallen hiker rescued on Striding Edge
A hiker has been winched to safety after falling 30ft from Striding Edge in the Lake District.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) volunteers were called to the man, in his 50s, at about 12:45 BST on Thursday.
A coastguard helicopter was scrambled because of the steep location and a paramedic was lowered down to the injured walker.
A rope system was set up by MRT volunteers and the man was winched onto the ridge where he was given medical treatment and pain relief before he was flown to hospital.
Patterdale MRT leader Mike Ripon said: “This was a difficult and technical rescue due to the location and nature of the man's injuries, and our thanks go to the Coastguard and Helimed 58 for their quick response.”
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